Nursery Rhymes
In 'Little Miss Muffet,' what was Miss Muffet eating when the spider sat down beside her?
Curds and whey
What popular snack food was invented by accident in the 1850s by a chef trying to appease a customer who complained their potatoes were too thick?
Potato Chips
Before widespread refrigeration, the man dressed in all white delivered which household staple in the morning?
Milk / the Milkman
Which festival held in Maquoketa, Iowa, celebrates the end of summer with live music, food, and crafts?
Maqtober Fest
Which classic song by The Police, commonly mistaken for a romantic tune, is actually about obsession and surveillance?
Every Breath You Take
What time did the mouse run down the clock in 'Hickory Dickory Dock'?
1 o’clock
Which adhesive product, popular for quick fixes, was invented by accident during World War II for sealing wounds?
Super glue
A "knocker-upper" was an obsolete profession in the UK. What was their job?
Knock on your windows to wake you up in the morning
The Maquoketa Hall of Fame began in 2016. Name any 3 of the inaugural 6 inductees.
[1983 Baseball Team, Curt Nelson, Eric Jurgens, Jack Marlowe, Janice Farnum, Robert Milikan] -any combo of 3
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight? Well if you feel IT in the air, the same way Phil Collins did, what would you sense is on the horizon between you and someone close to you?
A Divorce
In 'Humpty Dumpty,' which two of the king’s group tried to put Humpty together again?
Horses and Men
Silly Putty was created by mistake while attempting to invent what product during World War II?
[Synthetic Rubber Substitute] -accept rubber
Hello operator? What did you call the central piece of equipment that telephone operators used to operate?
[Manual switchboard] -accept switchboard
Every Summer, the Maquoketa Fire Department hosts a night of music and entertainment at the downtown Greenspace, formerly the location of a massive fire. Please give the exact date of the destructive fire.
January 19th, 2008
John Lennon claims the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” is innocent. However, most Beetles fans interpret it as being about what illicit drug?
LSD
In 'Mary Had a Little Lamb,' what made the children laugh and play?
To see a lamb at school
Play-Doh was originally created to clean off what household interior decorating item?
Wall paper
Among the list of jobs taken by machines exists the pinsetter. What type of establishment would a pinsetter work?
Bowling Ally
Which Maquoketa Summer event celebrates the town’s ties to agriculture with a parade and livestock shows?
Jackson County Fair
The song "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen is often seen as patriotic, but it is actually about the mistreatment of who?
Vietnam Veterans
What did the old woman who lived in a shoe feed her children?
Broth without bread
In 1928, at St. Mary's Hospital, London, Alexander Fleming discovered something that greatly reduced the number of deaths from infection. What did he invent?
Penicillin
Are Taxi drivers falling by the wayside? What company, originally owned by Google, became a standalone business developing self-driving cars and operated one of the first fully autonomous ride-hailing services?
Waymo
This Maquoketa Company was known for manufacturing its own soda with names like: Rock and Rye and Sparkle Up.
Maquoketa Bottling Works
The 2012 hit, “Gangnam Style” was made to poke fun at the nouveau riche lifestyles associated with the Gangnam region of Seoul in what country?
South Korea
In 'The Farmer in the Dell,' what does the cheese do at the end of the rhyme?
Stands alone
The microwave oven was invented by accident when a scientist working with magnetrons noticed what snack had melted in his pocket?
Chocolate bar
Apparently, 27,000 jobs were deemed obsolete between 2022 and 2023 by a certain company. Which multinational technology company was responsible for these layoffs?
Amazon
Which group of highly skilled craftspeople are commonly hosted for their international convention at the Jackson County Fairgrounds?
Wood carvers
On the surface, the song “Pumped up Kicks” by Foster the People sounds like a pleasant soft rock song. It isn’t until you hear the line “better run, better run, faster than my BLANK”, do you realize the song references violence in schools. Fill in the blank.
Bullets
In 'Three Blind Mice,' what did the farmer's wife do to the mice?
Cut off their tails
In 1943, a Navy engineer named Richard James accidentally knocked a spring off of his work table. This mesmerizing mishap drove him to brand this simple pleasure as a brand-new toy. What toy was it?
Slinky
Which obsolete job title describes someone who entertained people in castles by telling stories, slapstick comedy, singing, and playing instruments?
Court Jester
In 1968, Maquoketa’s semi-pro baseball team commenced playing as the Maquoketa Indians. What was the Maquoketa team called prior to being the Indians?
Bears
Although the brand name has been forgotten to time, which classic 90s rock song mentions a brand of deodorant by name?
Smells Like Teen Spirit